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Ayomide Owoyemi
2021 Novartis One Young World Ambassador
Ayomide Owoyemi, MD, PhD is a healthcare professional with a diverse background in medicine, public health, and health informatics. He is currently completing his PhD in Biomedical and Health Information Sciences at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), where he has been working as a Graduate Research Assistant since September 2019.12
Education and Expertise
Ayomide's educational background includes:
- Doctor of Medicine (MD) from Obafemi Awolowo University1
- Master of Science in Public Health from the University of Lagos1
- Ongoing PhD in Biomedical and Health Information Sciences at UIC1
His areas of expertise encompass:
- Health Informatics
- Data Analysis
- Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
- Product Management
Professional Experience
Ayomide has a rich professional history, including:
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Researcher & Data Scientist at UIC (January 2022 - September 2023): Developed machine learning models for Long COVID research and worked on patient data de-identification.1
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Product Manager intern at Boston Consulting Group (June 2023 - August 2023).1
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Co-Founder & Product Lead at The Wellviser Company (June 2017 - February 2022): Led the development of Africa's first COVID digital screening tool.1
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Worked as a clinician and public health physician in Nigeria.2
Research and Publications
Ayomide has contributed to numerous research publications, focusing on topics such as:
- Community-level interventions during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Social approaches to pandemic response in sub-Saharan Africa
- Mobile health technology interventions for chronic heart failure patients
- Global immunization coverage progress3
Skills and Interests
His skill set includes:
- Python programming
- SAS Programming
- SQL
- AI/ML applications in healthcare2
Ayomide is passionate about leveraging technology to improve healthcare outcomes, particularly in the areas of digital health and artificial intelligence applications in medicine.